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Interviewing is Broken

13 pointsby altern8over 9 years ago

3 comments

trustfundbabyover 9 years ago
I was crylaughing all the way through this!<p>I really wish the steps he proposes at the end were that simple, but with people at full time jobs a lot of times its not that simple, and even with that there lots of mistakes to be made<p>I&#x27;d recommend however that everyone read this blog by Aline Lerner, lots of amazing insights into making the Techincal interview process waaaaay better <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.alinelerner.com&#x2F;what-happens-when-you-stop-relying-on-resumes&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.alinelerner.com&#x2F;what-happens-when-you-stop-relyi...</a>
FreedomToCreateover 9 years ago
Sounds about right. Had an 8 hour interview with a fruit company and some of the questions got pretty ridiculous.<p>Them: pull out a product they make, &quot;Can you explain in detail how this product works&quot;<p>Me: in my head &quot;If I new in detail I wouldn&#x27;t be applying for this position&quot;, but actually to them &quot;sure but can I have some requirements and limitations on the design first, and from there began a excruciating interview process.
zubairqover 9 years ago
Brilliant article! so nice to see someone explain so well why people hate going to interviews!